Cheryl Spivey, a certified public accountant with more than 30 years’ experience in Virginia and North Carolina public finance, was named this week as Gloucester County’s Chief Financial Officer, county administrator Brent Fedors announced Monday.

“I am pleased to announce the hiring of Ms. Spivey as our new Chief Financial Officer,” Fedors said. “In her most recent roles as our Fiscal Services Manager and Interim Financial Services Director, she has proven to be a strong leader and a skilled professional. Her vast experience in state and local level government finance, paired with her positive, proactive, and solution-oriented approach, have proven to be extremely valuable to the Financial Services Department, the county’s Executive Leadership Team and our community overall.”

Spivey has extensive expertise in financial management, debt management, governmental accounting, pensions, risk management, grants, contracts, as well as laws and policies governing Virginia municipal gov...